The council has copied the actions of other countries in combating the widespread problem

While most locals welcome the idea, some people have already poo-pooed it, with one Facebook user writing: ‘What happens when there will be loads of poo in it?’ and another commenting: ‘if your dog has to go, it has to go’.

But Dingle Tidy Towns group secretary Richie Williams told Radio Kerry: “It’s done in other countries where dogs get the scent of other animals, and it might encourage them to do their poo in the dog toilet.”